Innerplanetarium Adrian English

We did a bio spotlight on the ballsy shredder Adrian English here http://goo.gl/bsZVY Well we have reviewed the much acclaimed CD INNERPLANTARIUM .Before the review by tracks I've chatted with Adrian and would like to let you know Adrian is a great guy and very helpful, so after you check this review do look at the interview below itAdrian uses Ibanez Universe 7 strings and Triple Rectifier plus the amazing AXE FX .

This 13 track album is a fully fledged live album with guests from fellow ShredGuy companions Toby Knapp , Sean Baker and Mike Abdow.

VIPERGreat sampling and a real motoring track pun intended . This tracks full of energy and great guitar tones both rhythmic and lead . Full sound and a really cool number Solo - Rips and has great satchy legato trip and burning fretboard runs.

INNPLANETARIUMThis track and album name starts of with a long ascending harmonic (ala satch)Great melody and consistent sound (I say this as with an axe fx its easy to get carried away with sounds)Nice rhythm and great harmonic pinched through-out the melodySolo- Burns like it should with Adrian at the guitar, tons of sweeps and interesting moves.

AWOO'S BEACH HOUSEThis is a really great sounding melody line with full rich use of that Universe777.Loads of fills that are as technical as they are sweet sounding.Solo - Burns like a Nevada tin roof ;) Very inspiring rock and roll shred track.

TEN WAYSConsistent again and epic intro ...This starts off very melodic and very technical with it .Theres some great jig rhythms and uplifting fills with the ascending sixths .Solo ..Rips like a tight pair of cheap jeans ;) Love the low end on this album (axe fx helps)

TRANSCENDANCEFunk Me , its groove time , but no let up in the notes , flying by at warp speed til the main melody or chorus floats over the bars.Real nice phrasing with the tapping partsGreat engineering and very full sound. Solo let you have it with both barrels , shred is not dead !!!

SOLIDARITYStarts off with a country fast vibe ...very nice , Nuno bettencourt kind a trip , love this track , tasteful and masterfully executed.Solo as naughty as a nightworkers nickers , build-ups are great fun to listen too , there are some naughty shred runs in this , God help the transcriber who has to do this one .

VELVET RAINSampled weather to set the mood and a very chordal beginning. Adrian brings us a great ballad , smooth guitar tonesand well played lines and harmonies . Adrian manages to put in lines that blow my mind even in a mid tempo ballad.Great feel good factor.

PARANOMALLYKaboom - great start to the track , moody metal and keys ..best intro so far ...really sets the mood off for a rocking guitar fest.Adrian plays on the timing really well , this song is very unique and my favourite up til now. The other tracks are great but this one had something magic about it.

WHATS UNDER YOUR SHRED (whats under your bed lol get it shred.. bed.. aww never mind..)Scary samples and Toby Knapp vibe here (as he is playing on it) , great rhythm , nice leads , rich textures and tones and loads of great tricks from Adrian . Love this thrash metal doom vibe ...turn this up loud for best results.

G-THEORYIve been waiting for this one , Mike Abdow is a great player and shows it off here on this track with Adrianthe last two tracks were my favourites but this one just took the lead , great guitarwork and clever song writing , great mix and just freakin awesome and epicAdrian is a real great songwriter no doubt . This track is a real piece of work and yeah !!!

HARMONY CREEKStarts off really mellow and balad with acoustic-esq vibe , full on emotional track and after all that shred this is a really breathy song of reflection very always with me always with you vibe but nothing like it .....if you get me ;)

CLOSUREAcoustic , Flamenco , this is a real surprise and probably shown Adrian for the versitile guitarist he is , very clever acoustic guitar virtuosity. (Reminds me of a certain Mr A -Meola)

SUMMARYAdrian English is no slouch of the fretboard his command of the notes he plays comes out not just in the speed he can play them but the vibrato and feel he puts into the notes and feel to the songs.

This album is really a SHRED ON A PLATTER , ShredGuy records has a reputation of brutaly crashing the speed barrier and this one does just that but with finesse and taste.